Category Archives: Trojans

If you have never heard about a battle going on between a famous YouTuber called PewDiePie and an Indian company named T-Series, you might be forced to learn about it after encountering PewDiePie Ransomware. Since the battle is about who has more subscribers, the malicious application locks the user’s screen and demands him to subscribe to PewDiePie’s YouTube channel. Such a request is quite unusual considering most of the ransomware applications are designed for money extortion. The malware is also persistent since it creates a few tasks in different Startup folders. ...

T1Happy Ransomware applies the .happy extension to the files it encrypts. Unfortunately, the data that receives the additional extension becomes locked, and the user should be unable to access it. Thus, we believe encountering the malicious application would make any user feel the opposite of being happy. Unless the victim has backup copies that are safely stored on some removable media device or cloud storage. In such case, all there is to do is remove T1Happy Ransomware, make sure there are no threats anymore, and then replace encrypted data with backup copies. ...

If you cannot protect your operating system against IEncrypt Ransomware, your files are in grave danger. This malicious threat silently invades operating systems and then encrypts files that are stored inside them. Although the threat circumvents the directories where the system files lay, it is not shy about encrypting documents, text files, archives, images, videos, and all other files it can find. Regular Windows users are unlikely to face this threat, but companies with vulnerable systems might. We know of at least two different companies that were hit by different versions of this malware. ...

Protect your operating system against QP Ransomware because if it invades it, it can encrypt files and basically destroy them. The infection changes the data of the files to ensure that no program can open them in a normal manner, and that is what is meant to make you pay money. The creator of this malicious infection suggests that there is a decryption tool that you can use to have your files decrypted, but our research team warns that even if such a tool exists, you are unlikely to see it regardless of what you do. Cyber criminals are just not trustworthy, and their promises to help you are usually completely empty. ...

.lightning Ransomware File Extension is a malicious application that encrypts various files and adds .[youhaveonechance@cock.li].lightning extension to their titles. Users who come across it should know the malware locks files with a robust encryption algorithm, which makes it impossible to unlock them without a decryptor. Thus, if you do not want to deal with the hackers behind this threat and risk your savings, we advise deleting .lightning Ransomware File Extension from the system and then replacing encrypted files with backup copies (emergency copies you could be keeping on cloud storage or removable media devices). ...

It is extremely important that you protect your operating system against Teeny Ransomware because this malicious threat is capable of rewriting the master boot record (MBR) of Windows, which can paralyze the entire system. Although it does not encrypt files – which is one of the false claims that the infection makes using a ransom note – your files are definitely at risk, and if you are not able to reinstall Windows properly, you might end up losing your files. This is why it is strongly recommended that you use the help of a more experienced friend or find a professional who can help you with the infection. ...

raphaeldupon@aol.com Ransomware is a malicious threat that shows a message saying: “If you want to restore them, write us to the e-mail raphaeldupon@aol.com.” The sentence refers to the restoration of data encrypted by the malware. It is only possible with specific decryption tools, the hackers behind the infection claim to have. In exchange for sending it to the victim, they demand a ransom. Needless to say, if you do not want to risk wasting your money on tools you may never receive, we advise you not to contact the malicious application’s developers. ...

If the malicious BooM Ransomware enters your operating system, you really might think that a bomb went off inside your computer because this threat can successfully corrupt all files that exist. Sure, it should spare system files because it needs your system to work properly; however, your personal files – such as documents or pictures – can be encrypted. The “.Boom” file extension should be added to all of them to make it easier for you to understand the scale of the damage. If you had to go through your files one by one, it would take quite some time for you figure out which files were corrupted. ...

TrumpHead Ransomware is a nasty infection that can encrypt files, remove shadow copies to mess with the system’s restore, create files, and then eliminate them at request. The funny thing is, this infection does not encrypt files. At least, not yet. Although it is possible that this malicious threat will never terrorize Windows users, it is also possible that it could attack at any point in the near future. This is why our research team has created a guide and instructions that explain how to deal with the threat. Of course, our main goal here is to delete TrumpHead Ransomware. ...

Photos, videos, documents, and various other kinds of files could all go under the knife of Spiteful Doubletake Ransomware if you were not careful. This malicious threat is a ransomware that encrypts files, and that means that it is capable of employing an encryption algorithm to ensure that data is corrupted and files become unreadable. The purpose of this kind of attack is to push victims against the wall and make them pay a ransom in return for their files. In some cases, malicious programs only pose as file encryptors, and some threats (e.g., Unit09 Ransomware) wipe files, which means that it is not even possible to decrypt them. ...